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  1. 2nd May 2009, 01:53 PM #1
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    I have an inquiry from a customer who is building a solid body from blackhearted sassafras and he wants to know what finish is the best to use to bring out the colour.Cheers Bob,
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    absolutely no experience with this wood ...sorry Bob though i would be interested in seeing the final result
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    1. fiddleback mulga - 1" thick, 3"wide, 26" long

    PM if you have for sale!
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    Hi Bob,

    A classical guitar WIP, this finish is True Oil, needs to have a few more coats and get rubbed out. Adds a warmth to the timber I really like, easy to use and widely available from Gun Shops.
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    Geez I love that wood. Saw a bowl made from it at a local wood show. Would go fantastic as a solid body. Expensive though. The plate was about the size of a dinner plate and the guy said the peice cost him $150 in mats.
    If it don't work.... hit it with a hammer. If it breaks it was stuffed anyways!
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    Default Solid body finish

    Thanks Sebastiaan, and also thanks to Stu who sent me a private e-mail.
    And R3R I will ask my customer to send photo of finished Guitar.
    Sasssafrass is an excellent tone wood and if you can get a good combination of colour with pattern through, it is brilliant, Cheers Bob,
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    Hi Bob,

    A classical guitar WIP, this finish is True Oil, needs to have a few more coats and get rubbed out. Adds a warmth to the timber I really like, easy to use and widely available from Gun Shops.
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